HRGO are currently supporting our client in Cumbernauld, nr. Glasgow in recruiting a Team Leader for the manufacturing operation. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to progress within a growing company.

The objective of this role is to lead a finishing team to produce finished goods to the agreed specifications and standards and achieve the daily planned output within the estimated labour hours.

Main duties and activity

• Ownership and accountability of line leadership
• Follow company procedures and processes
• Manage team in line with procedures and processes
• Achieve daily planned target outputs
• Monitor quality throughout production controlling waste levels
• Accurate record keeping of production outputs, waste, and stock within company systems
• Create a culture of Health & Safety awareness, good manufacturing practice, high quality standard, good housekeeping
• Good communication with regular briefs to team
• Building team effectiveness throughout the production, technical, quality and logistics teams
• Understand improvement techniques
• Actively involved in projects, plan, organise, arrange all that is needed to make it happen in operations
• Maintain good facilities in the department, monitor ergonomics working environments for staff
• Carry out any other duties as requested by Manager

Knowledge / Expertise

• Leadership and managing
• Manufacturing experience
• Works well under pressure
• Team player, target driven, self-motivator
• Numerate and computer skills

Interpersonal Skills

• Good communication skills
• Ability to coach and mentor
• Self-starter, self-teach and make it happen in a pressured environment
• Flexible
• Promotes and champions company values

The hours of work are 6am - 2pm and 2pm - 10pm, Monday to Friday plus 13 Saturdays per year.